Assignments EDUC-2092 September 24 - November 19, 2015 - 5:00 - 8:00 pm - eTV Studio
*Class time for October 1 - 4:30 - 7:15; there is no class on November 5* *Subject to Change*
Marks are viewable in LEARN - FINAL LETTER GRADE POSTED IN WEBADVISOR
ALL FILES MUST BE UPLOADED TO GOOGLE DRIVE INTO YOUR ADVMETHODS FOLDER - as indicated
ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST ADHERE TO MICROTEACHING RUBRIC CHECKLIST AS APPLICABLE TO PRESENTATION STRATEGIES - as follows - Rubric for Presentations Verbal - #1 - Acquires attention, #2 - Informs clear statement of content, #5 - Presents material in logical sequence; Vocal - #1 - 6; Visual - #1 - 6; Closure - Summary
ALL ASSIGNMENTS must be completed and submitted for you to receive a grade for this course. Any assignments outstanding by the due date will result in a grade of incomplete.
Journal - Teaching Resources Doc - each class is to be dated; four entries minimum per class, e.g., ideas that you want to research, website resources - this is your "notes" space. Any communication with me must occur via email or face to face--not via your journal. Participation (40 marks - 4 marks per class)
TodaysMeet/RRC - https://todaysmeet.com/RRCMethods back channel - keep this site open and be prepared to answer questions or participate in discussions throughout each class as instructed - minimum one entry per class (20 marks - 2 marks per class) Attendance - 4 marks per class Participation - (40 marks) Assignment #1 - Learning Theories Assignments - (50 marks) Assigned: Monday, June 1 Due: Varies as per schedule
Each person in the group searches for a resource that will be provided to the class to prepare for the discussion. Choose the best resource to share with the class. Copy and Paste the web address for the resource that you wish to submit by the posted date, 11:00 am, in TodaysMeet/RRCADVMethods.
All students in the class are assigned the resource to view to be prepared to participate in the discussion that each group will lead.
Group preparation for the discussion - as a group, create a Google Presentation to use as a guide during the discussion; develop five questions that will be asked and discussed, summarize the topic after the discussion in a Google Doc, shared with me in your folder--ten points to summarize the discussion. DO NOT teach the topic during the discussion--this is a discussion, not a lecture!! You should expect that all students have reviewed your resource prior to class (flipped the classroom). You may have the class do an activity, etc. to learn about this learning theory. All students not in the group - prepare one question or concern to ask back to the group leading the discussion. Post this question in TodaysMeet during the discussion. Group leaders please check TodaysMeet during the discussion to answer questions. Be sure to interact in the back channel during the discussion. Group leaders will work the posted questions into your discussion.
Assignment #2 - Blog - Assignment - (40 marks--10 marks each post x 4 posts) Assigned: Reading assigned June 1st; Blog setup assigned June 2. Topic Post #1 - Student-Centered approaches - views on your chosen reading; post a question to readers based on your reading and writing. Read an article about student centered learning from this link - scan the articles and choose one. Post #1 due Wednesday, June 3rd, 8:30 a.m. Topic Post #2 - Flipping the Classroom - what are the opportunities for you and your students? Readings to support your blog post. Post #2 due Friday, June 5th, 8:30 a.m. Topic Post #3 - Webquests (see assignment #4) Post #3 due Tuesday, June 9th, 8:30 a.m. Topic Post #4 - Inquiry Project - based on Assignment #3 Post #4 due Monday, June 15th, 8:30 a.m. Set up a blog at wordpress.com - or use an existing blog - add your address to your Google Doc and to Todaysmeet
Create a new blog post to share your thoughts on your reading. Length of each post - 300 words, include a contextual link to your reading Assignment #2b - Comment on Blog Assignment - (5 x 3 marks) Assigned: Due: Comment on the person's blog that appears directly below your name in the following list. Last name in the list, please comment on the blog for the first name in the list. A blog comment/response should be two to three sentences at a minimum, focus on the main idea brought forward in the blog post, may present a question to the writer of the post. Moderate the comments on your blog by approving them from your blog dashboard.
Assignment #3 - Inquiry-Based Learning - "Learn to do something" and present *. Projects and Presentation - 100 marks Assigned: June 1st Due: June 10th
Decide what you would like to learn - something somewhat significant - not a topic that is too simplistic - should take about 5 - 6 hours to learn this and you don't know how to do this - confirm your topic with me before you begin
Create a new Doc, Inquiry Project and enter your topic in your Inquiry Doc
Document everything you do to learn this in the Google Doc (20 marks)
Include video or images of your process and progress--Really Important!! (20 marks)
Create 20 slides to illustrate to present this learning to the class - - 5 minute presentations (50 marks) in the IGNITE format. Your slides must be submitted to me by Tuesday, June 9, 1 p.m. Your slides will be timed to advance in 15 second intervals and you have 5 minutes total to share your learning.
Share your learning object with Eva (such as a link, etc.) (10 marks)
Complete this form to provide peer critiques for each presentation. (Professionalism)
Presentation
Schedule
Time
Name
8:40
Jayne
8:50
Jennifer
9:00
Richard
9:10
Edward
9:20
Faye
9:30
Jordan
9:40
Colleen
9:50
Break
10:10
Cristina
10:20
Nik
10:30
John
10:40
Tara
10:50
Tim
11:00
Laura
11:10
Robbyn
11:20
Tammy
Graphic Organizers Demonstration/Resource: Participation (25 marks) Bulletin Board
(same groups as for Classroom Management task)
Padlet -
Popplet
Lucidchart -
Assignment #4 - Webquest - Post as Blog Post #3 Assigned: Friday, June 5th Due: Tuesday, June 9th Assignment (25 marks) You may wish to create an account at Zunal.com, however not required to complete the following task. Example Webquest1Webquest2 WebQuest Templates - Zunal.com is a good platform to create a webquest.
Search the Internet (you can search Google or Zunal or other sites) for WebQuests in your teaching topic(s). Provide a link to one site - on your blog.
Write about a webquest that you could develop for your teaching. Provide three websites that would be beneficial for your webquest. Identify other objects or information that you would need to create this webquest. You are not assigned to actually create the webquest but to do some research to gather information that would prepare you to develop such a webquest. Classroom Management Discussion/Groups with shared Doc - (25 marks) Assigned: Thursday, June 4th Due: Wednesday, June 10th
See Classroom Management page on this wiki
Group 1 -
Group 2 -
Group 3 -
Group 4 -
Group 5 - Assignment #5 - Individual Presentation - how can you use learner-centered approaches in your teaching? - Presentations - (100 marks) Assigned: June 5th Due: June 11/12
Prepare a Google Presentation, Prezi or other shared/cloud presentation outlining three learner-centered approaches that will increase and improve the learning for your learners--help them take the learning deeper. (20 marks)
Provide clear examples of what you will have your students do for each of the three topics identifying the name of the learner-centered approach. Example: choose a topic that you would usually teach using a lecture method and state that you would prepare a WebQuest. For this assignment you don't have to actually prepare the webquest but you would tell us what the webquest would entail. (20 marks)
State the learning outcome for each learner-centered approach. Outcomes must be written following proper construction, i.e., measurable verb, condition, and standard (see Resources page for help on outcomes). (20 marks)
Indicate the evaluation strategy/process for each example. How will this improve the learning for your students? (20 marks)
Present your plan to the class as per presentation schedule. (20 marks)
The presentation should be approx. 10-12 minutes--not more -
Share your learning object with me--send me the link to your object, e.g., Google Presentations, Prezi, etc., and I will embed it on this course wiki.
Final Reflection and Evaluation - complete this form by June 15. This is required to complete Assignment #5. You may wish to open the form to see the questions, then create a Google Doc as a draft to enter your answers. You must complete all of the questions before you can submit. Once you submit, the form will clear.
Assignments EDUC-2092 September 24 - November 19, 2015 - 5:00 - 8:00 pm - eTV Studio
*Class time for October 1 - 4:30 - 7:15; there is no class on November 5**Subject to Change*
Marks are viewable in LEARN - FINAL LETTER GRADE POSTED IN WEBADVISOR
ALL FILES MUST BE UPLOADED TO GOOGLE DRIVE INTO YOUR ADVMETHODS FOLDER - as indicated
ALL PRESENTATIONS MUST ADHERE TO MICROTEACHING RUBRIC CHECKLIST AS APPLICABLE TO PRESENTATION STRATEGIES - as follows -
Rubric for Presentations
Verbal - #1 - Acquires attention, #2 - Informs clear statement of content, #5 - Presents material in logical sequence; Vocal - #1 - 6; Visual - #1 - 6; Closure - Summary
ALL ASSIGNMENTS must be completed and submitted for you to receive a grade for this course. Any assignments outstanding by the due date will result in a grade of incomplete.
Course Schedule
Journal - Teaching Resources Doc - each class is to be dated; four entries minimum per class, e.g., ideas that you want to research, website resources - this is your "notes" space. Any communication with me must occur via email or face to face--not via your journal.
Participation (40 marks - 4 marks per class)
TodaysMeet/RRC - https://todaysmeet.com/RRCMethods
back channel - keep this site open and be prepared to answer questions or participate in discussions throughout each class as instructed - minimum one entry per class
(20 marks - 2 marks per class)
Attendance - 4 marks per class
Participation - (40 marks)
Assignment #1 - Learning Theories
Assignments - (50 marks)
Assigned: Monday, June 1
Due: Varies as per schedule
https://vimeo.com/9447
https://youtu.be/ARzceHFZmIA
All students in the class are assigned the resource to view to be prepared to participate in the discussion that each group will lead.
Group preparation for the discussion - as a group, create a Google Presentation to use as a guide during the discussion; develop five questions that will be asked and discussed, summarize the topic after the discussion in a Google Doc, shared with me in your folder--ten points to summarize the discussion. DO NOT teach the topic during the discussion--this is a discussion, not a lecture!! You should expect that all students have reviewed your resource prior to class (flipped the classroom). You may have the class do an activity, etc. to learn about this learning theory.
All students not in the group - prepare one question or concern to ask back to the group leading the discussion. Post this question in TodaysMeet during the discussion. Group leaders please check TodaysMeet during the discussion to answer questions.
Be sure to interact in the back channel during the discussion.
Group leaders will work the posted questions into your discussion.
Discussion length: 30 minutes
Learning Theories Discussion Notes
Assignment #2 - Blog -
Assignment - (40 marks--10 marks each post x 4 posts)
Assigned: Reading assigned June 1st; Blog setup assigned June 2.
Topic Post #1 - Student-Centered approaches - views on your chosen reading; post a question to readers based on your reading and writing.
Read an article about student centered learning from this link - scan the articles and choose one.
Post #1 due Wednesday, June 3rd, 8:30 a.m.
Topic Post #2 - Flipping the Classroom - what are the opportunities for you and your students? Readings to support your blog post.
Post #2 due Friday, June 5th, 8:30 a.m.
Topic Post #3 - Webquests (see assignment #4)
Post #3 due Tuesday, June 9th, 8:30 a.m.
Topic Post #4 - Inquiry Project - based on Assignment #3
Post #4 due Monday, June 15th, 8:30 a.m.
Set up a blog at wordpress.com - or use an existing blog - add your address to your Google Doc and to Todaysmeet
Create a new blog post to share your thoughts on your reading.
Length of each post - 300 words, include a contextual link to your reading
Assignment #2b - Comment on Blog
Assignment - (5 x 3 marks)
Assigned:
Due:
Comment on the person's blog that appears directly below your name in the following list. Last name in the list, please comment on the blog for the first name in the list. A blog comment/response should be two to three sentences at a minimum, focus on the main idea brought forward in the blog post, may present a question to the writer of the post. Moderate the comments on your blog by approving them from your blog dashboard.
Assignment #3 - Inquiry-Based Learning - "Learn to do something" and present *.
Projects and Presentation - 100 marks
Assigned: June 1st
Due: June 10th
Graphic Organizers
Demonstration/Resource:
Participation (25 marks)
Bulletin Board
(same groups as for Classroom Management task)
Padlet -
Assignment #4 - Webquest - Post as Blog Post #3
Assigned: Friday, June 5th
Due: Tuesday, June 9th
Assignment (25 marks)
You may wish to create an account at Zunal.com, however not required to complete the following task.
Example Webquest1 Webquest2
WebQuest Templates - Zunal.com is a good platform to create a webquest.
Search the Internet (you can search Google or Zunal or other sites) for WebQuests in your teaching topic(s). Provide a link to one site - on your blog.
Write about a webquest that you could develop for your teaching. Provide three websites that would be beneficial for your webquest. Identify other objects or information that you would need to create this webquest. You are not assigned to actually create the webquest but to do some research to gather information that would prepare you to develop such a webquest.
Classroom Management
Discussion/Groups with shared Doc - (25 marks)
Assigned: Thursday, June 4th
Due: Wednesday, June 10th
Group 1 -
Group 2 -
Group 3 -
Group 4 -
Group 5 -
Assignment #5 - Individual Presentation - how can you use learner-centered approaches in your teaching? -
Presentations - (100 marks)
Assigned: June 5th
Due: June 11/12
Final Reflection and Evaluation - complete this form by June 15. This is required to complete Assignment #5. You may wish to open the form to see the questions, then create a Google Doc as a draft to enter your answers. You must complete all of the questions before you can submit. Once you submit, the form will clear.